Rejecting the Alpha Twins

Chapter 2

Regan POV

I heard the front door shut and knew that meant the Alpha twin clothes and iron them in the laundry room. Moments later, my Isabelle’s, her green eyes blazing as she glared at me.

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were gone, breathing a sigh of relief as I continued to fold. epmother’s face appeared, a more mature version of

“What on earth was that?” she snarled, putting her hands on her hips and eyeing me fiercely.

1 paused, putting the washing down, and looked at her questiongly

“I’m sorry, what was what?” I asked dumbly,

I had made certain to remain out of the way while Isabelle visite with Xander and Xavier, keeping upstairs and out of their sight. As far as I knew, I hadn’t done anything wrong.

“The way you’ve been acting” she hissed, looking down her nose at me, “Isabelle told me how you insulted her and then you almost ran into the twins because you weren’t looking.”

“I didn’t insult” I began heatedly, but she held up a hand silencing me and my protests.

I bit the inside of my lip and fumed. It wouldn’t matter what I said, she would always defend her daughter and find something to complain about in regards to me.

“Don’t bother” she interrupted fiercely. “Go and get dinner ready Your father will be home soon, and he’ll be hungry.”

I scurried past her, down to the kitchen, and began to cook, keeping my head lowered, aware that my stepmother was looking for any excuse to grow angry with me. There was no sign of Isabelle but that wasn’t unusual, considering that she often went to eat with her friends. By the time I had finished, my stepmother and father were sitting at the table, waiting with frowns on their faces. I carefully put a plate in front of each of them and then sat down at the end of the table alone. Just like I did every night. I stared down at my food, moving my fork around listlessly.

“How was work sweetheart?” my stepmother cooed, smiling brilliantly at my father.

My father grunted. “There’s been a few sightings of rogues. We’ve had to increase patrol and secure the perimeter extra tight. More men are patrolling the grounds, and we’ve started training some of the younger males so that they can learn to defend the pack” he sighed. “The work is never–ending” he shotine a glance of disapproval, “But the fewer that are killed during rogue attacks the better,” he said icily as the blood drained from my face..

I knew that was a deliberate shot at me. A reminder of what I had done.

Heather shot an uncomfortable look at me and then reached over and touched my father’s hand, drawing his attention back to her, and thankfully taking his focus off of me. I kept my head down, playing with my food, my appetite now gone. I could feel my chest tightening as I struggled to keep my breathing even.

“Honey, guess what” Heather said excitedly, as my father looked at her and raised a brow, his eyes softening as he gazed upon his mate.

“Hmm, I’m guessing it has something to do with Isabelle” he guessed, making Heather laugh out loud and throw her head back, her eyes dancing in amusement.

Aander and Xavier come to speak to her today. Am I right in guessing that negotiations have been concluded?” she leaned forward, spearing my father with a fierce gaze, “Is my daughter to be the official Luna of the pack?” she asked, her voice rising in excitement.

My father grinned. There was a gleam in his eyes as he looked at his wife, his hand gently squeezing hers. Neither of them so much as spared me a glance or paid a whit of attention to me. I might as well have been invisible for all they cared. Isabelle

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triumph for both of them, to have organized such a huge deal

Isabelle as their chosen mate. However, they must wait until Isabelle is officially eighteen

be the Luna of the pack, ever since she can remember” she said being. “But what if the twins find their fated

same conditions Apply to them. They are to reject their fail mare. Since the boys turn eighteen first, they will have a short window in which they might find their mate before they take Isabelle and make her Luna but the odds of their mates being in this pack is practically nil” my father said shrugging, “ey would have started to have feelings towards a pack member by now or their wolf would have started to sense their mate with how close their birthday is. Since the twins are acting normally, I would hazard that nobody here is fated to be with

their fated mate” my stepmother clapped her hands, looking excited. “Wouldn’t that solve all of our problems” she giggled with happiness.

make things easier” my father grumbled and then looked at me, raising

to do is decide what to

him, surprised that he was even bothering to acknowledge

thinking” my stepmother broke in, causing me to look at her sharply; “Since Regan and Isabelle have practically grown up together and are about the same age.” she trailed

quite follow you;” my father said with narrowed

would be beneficial for her sister to have somebody she could trust to take care of her, and we could still see Regan at the pack house. It’s the perfect solution” she declared, while I felt

me. looked towards my father, hoping he would make some sort of objection or protest, perhaps even deny Heather

he told me frostily as I began to shake my head, “and god knows you don’t possess the strength to take over my role as Beta when the time comes, as pany and

eighteen” I blurted out unable to hold back

Regan POV

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I got up the next day, making my way woodenly down to the kitchen, only to be greeted by the scowl on my father’s face. Great. I sensed that something even worse than yesterday was about to happen, although I couldn’t imagine things getting any worse than they already

me to the training grounds today”

fight remember. I’m puny and

fist coming towards me in time. In fact, I was surprised to have dodged it at all. Even my father looked slightly impressed, even as he

flowing through. your veins” he snapped. “Do not test me. Next time you won’t doige so easily” he threatened

was and feeling particularly hard done by that she didn’t have to come as well. I felt apprehensive, looking towards the small group of pack members that were cloistered together at the training ring, Xavier and Xander were amongst them, preparing to fight and hone their skills, As Alphas they needed to know how

received our wolves just yet” my father growled, you can suiding into the middle of everyone and pointedly looking at the twins and myself as I flushed. “It’s important defend yourself in case you, for some reason are unable to shift into your wolf form, whether it’s because you are severely injured, or you have been dosed with wolfsbane. It’s an important lesson to learn. I want you to split up into groups” he began and pointed at Xander and

at Tiffany. She was one of Isabelle’s friends and I could already see her sizing me up. We moved over 10) a corner of the ring. Tiffany’s mouth was already beginning to curve into a vicious smile. I swallowed hard. I looked over my shoulder but could see that everybody had already begun to spar, the twins going full throttle at each other, so fast they were almost blurs. It was impressive. My hands went clammy as I looked back at Tiffany, knowing I was about to get

slowly adopting a defensive position. “Why” don’t you

was forced to move as Tiffany began to launch her attack, catching me by surprise, her fist landing squarely in my stomach as I gave a strangled

be even easier than I thought” she crowed, laughing out loud. “You’re so weak it’s almost pitiful” she declared, her eyes

lip and wincing from the pain. I knew the basic fighting positions, but my father hadn’t prepared me for this kind of fighting Probably because he didn’t want me capable of defending myself against this kind of treatment. I wondered if this was a lesson or a

over in interest I was going to look like an idiot, I thought, closing my eyes for

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to enjoy this,” Tiffany pursed her lips at me and

by dodging her next few punches, my head and body moving to the side in graceful movements. I saw Tiffany’s eyes widen in shock, even as she renewed her efforts. I threw out a punch of my own and watched stunned, as though it was happening in slow motion, as it connected with Tiffany’s nose, a sickening cracking noise sounding as blood spurted everywhere. I listened to the sound she made as she howled in

had simply lashed out blindly. Instantly I felt contrite as Tiffany kept a hand to her

another cry, pushing her nose back into position, wincing as she corrected it, and then.

almost hysterical, “You broke my nose” she

put my arms up to block her attack and then kicked out, landing one in her stomach as she doubled over, wheezing and coughing, her eyes watering slowly. I had kicked out hard, out of fear and she had gotten the brunt of it. I

woman, and I knew it. Tiffany’s eyes were slowly darkening, and I could see the menace in

straightened up, hatred glittering in her eyes; “You think I’m going to

him. I could see the twin Alphas beginning to eye Tiffany with concern though,

her limbs, her eyes darkening. As she transformed into her wolf, I stood there, unable to move as she jumped directly towards me, a snarl on her lips. I braced myself, waiting for the inevitable, certain that

two voices ordered in unison, two bodies putting themselves between me and Tiffany as I blinked, feeling dazed